Men's AeroFlow Race Vest Pro - Coral

Our lightest, most breathable and fitted race vest yet, built for runners chasing the best performance on race day. 

Every unnecessary seam and ounce of bulk has been stripped away - coming in at just over 34g in a size small made with our new Aero-Flow fabric. Anything cosmetic has been stripped away. 

The vest offers a four-way stretch, second-skin fit that moves with your body and lets air and water glide straight over the surface. Anti-chafe stitching keeps things comfortable, mile after mile.

Key Features:

• Every unnecessary seam and ounce of bulk stripped away
• Anti-chafe active seam stitching throughout using the softest threads we could find for total comfort run after run
• 3-panel design for a closer, more ergonomic fit than flat-pattern vests
• Four-way stretch, second-skin fit that moves with your body, not against it
  
• Hydrodynamic, aerodynamic fabric - air glides over the surface instead of soaking in
• Breathable by design with a thin grid-like structure, and multi-dimensional elastic movement, which naturally flexes as your body moves and regulates temperature.
• regulating body temperature as you move
• Abrasion-resistant construction
• Quick-drying, with a remarkable drying rate after every sweat session or in damp, wet climate.
  
• UPF 30+ protection from UV rays (guaranteed at the 70g/m2 and above fabric weight used in this vest).
  
• Reflective logos to be seen in the dark.

Rich's design notes:

Really happy with this one. For a long time I've been obsessed that most finishing on garments is purely cosmetic - it doesn't add anything functionality wise and often detracts in terms of stretch or fit. 

Race cars have exposed cables, no dashboards etc - anything to make them faster. A lot of performance race gear is the equivalent of a Bentley with the heavy walnut dash and gold knobs everywhere. We wanted to make a race car not a Bentley. 

We found arguably the finest performance fabric in the world for breathability and weight from one of the finest mills in the world - in France. We call it AeroFlow.

We bought a special machine just so we could really make the Pro line special. I personally think this is the best compromise between regular stitching and bonding. It's stretchier than a bonded seam, just as soft and lasts much longer.

Part of the reason it's just as soft - in our case - is we use one of the softest threads in the world - this is also super expensive but we think it's worth it. Chafing comes from friction and super soft things don't create friction. Of course I tested this under the microscope (I am a bit obsessive, I admit it).

Fielded tested in London's city streets and Spanish trails in 35 degrees and it's honestly the best thing I've ever worn in the hot weather and still has a UPF of 30 so you know the sun isn't taking it's toll on your core.